“Cars have to be able to travel in the middle lanes, and that leaves the outside lanes for other things. Choices have to be made.” Sooooo #Autowa. #BankStreet #OttCity

Defending the Earth is deadly work. A new report illuminates how much. Nearly 150 land and environment defenders were killed or disappeared last year, most for standing up to mining and logging grist.org/global-indig... #Indigenous #climate #Mining #Logging #Environment #Tribes #Landback

It’s not a 15-minute neighbourhood unless it has a jazz cafe. #Centretown #Ottawa #JazzAt248

Defending the Earth is deadly work. A new report illuminates how much. Nearly 150 land and environment defenders were killed or disappeared last year, most for standing up to mining and logging. grist.org/global-indig... #Climate #Indigenous #Tribes #Environment #GreenSky

In yet another story of cars ruining cities, Carling Avenue was widened to support peak hour mall car traffic and streetcar tracks on Holland were ripped up to support car/bus traffic Great story on the history of Westgate Mall kitchissippi.com/goodbye-to-w...

I shouldn't be shocked, but I'm still always brought up short to realize how many people think "civility" means "white people speaking in relatively calm voices" no matter what vile shit they say.

#ottbike I have officially released a new version of my Ottawa cycle map website Obike.ca You are now able to click on projects for more information, it will highlight the project scope, along with displaying a preview image. Can then also view a project page with images and designs of the project

Stuff like this makes me quiiiiite concerned about #OttCity’s Asset Management deficit. Thinking of delegations from @strongtownsottawa.ca and FCA at the Budget 2026 Directions meeting of FinCo last week…seems only a matter of time before artificially low tax increases catch up to us. #OttBudget

Wild to see all the people in the new Food Basics in #Centretown and realize that a month ago, all of them would’ve been going much further for their groceries. Amazing to have local grocery stores. (Incidentally, 9.5/10 on bike rack selection—but could use several more.)

Powerful episode on the horrors Isr*el enacts on Palestinians—but in the West Bank, which receives less coverage of late. Bravo, @thisamericanlife.org, for once again covering an unpopular but critical topic. www.thisamericanlife.org/865/the-othe...

Wait. Wait. There’s pro wrestling in #Centretown?! What have I been doing with my life?? 🤯

At very, very long last, @en.ottawa.ca has released its GHG inventory. The results? Corporate emissions (the City): - 4% of total - increasing since 2022 - near 2025 target Community emissions (the rest): - 96% of total - per capita decreasing - missing targets But the kicker? ⤵️

At long last, @en.ottawa.ca has released its Five-Year Tree Canopy Update (2017–22). The results? - overall: 34%➡️36% - rural: 36%➡️39% - urban: 21.5%➡️20.6% But "some urban wards experienced meaningful decreases," and "losses were most noticeable in developing suburbs," =sprawl. #OttCity #OttTree

The “problem” with vaccines? They so effective at preventing deaths that they create generations of people that question whether disease was a problem in the first place because they have never experienced the horrors of a world without vaccines.

They’re only ✨smart channels✨ if they come from the Autowa region of Ontario; otherwise they’re just slip lanes.

How sad is transit in #Ottawa? While there’s no shortage of examples, I’m trying to use it, which means I have plenty of time on my hands. So one more example for the file. #OttTransit #Ottcity 1/

🌱 Are you 16–23 & passionate about the environment? Apply to join Ecology Ottawa’s EcoYouth volunteer council! Take action through projects, youth summit & community leadership. www.ecologyottawa.ca/ecoyouth_app... #EcoYouthOttawa #EYO #ClimateAction #YouthforClimate #FortheFuture

Kind of gobsmacking for @en.ottawa.ca to take these premises and draw the conclusion that people biking should *checks notes* just buzz off. IF THERE’S NO SAFE CYCLING INFRASTRUCTURE, IT’S YOUR JOB TO INSTALL SOME. #OttBike #Autowa

Amid a summer of many cyclist-vehicle collisions #OttBike, advocates, cyclists and experts call for safer roads. But what’s needed for a city that’s safe for cyclists? And what complications exist for the streets’ “vulnerable users”? via @ottawacitizen.com: ottawacitizen.com/news/ottawa-...

See also: - climate change - housing crisis - safe travel outside cars

Pls stop what you are doing and read this entire report on Israel's murder of journalist Anas al-Sharif and five colleagues in Gaza City. "He characterized Israel’s threats as 'Silence or Death,' and he vowed not to be silent." It ends with his final message. www.dropsitenews.com/p/anas-al-sh...

We should never forget the suffering that resulted from the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 80 years ago. Oh wait, I’m told this is Gaza today.

Canada: “We are prepared to issue as many empty statements as necessary to stop this genocide”

Anyone know the deal with Mutchmor Rd and why it’s 15864 furlongs wide? Just living up to the name? The freeway through OOE that we always wanted but never got (yet)? #Ottawa #OttCity

La destruction de la seule banque de semences de Palestine, celle de l'UAWC à Hébron, est une attaque contre l'avenir de l'agriculture et la souveraineté alimentaire. Nous sommes solidaires des agriculteurs palestiniens. #FreePalestine #UAWC 🔗 bit.ly/4fqaN1D

“They are the only two federal satellite missions that were designed and built specifically to monitor planet-warming greenhouse gases.” www.npr.org/2025/08/04/n...

I want you all to understand that every time a politician calls for a release of the hostages and does not mention the MANY Palestinian hostages in Israel, they are making it clear they only value some lives — those adjacent to power, those it is politically safe to defend.

Poilievre worried there won’t be enough government left for him to cut (Podcast)

I've been talking about this for years but the fossil fuel industry has five key narratives, they haven't changed much in decades, and they just shift between them/combine them depending on what is happening in the world. Made a quick and dirty flow chart to illustrate it:

Is your child texting about Ottawa municipal politics? lol: Let's Oppose Lansdowne stfu: Secure Transit Funding Universally omg: Overdeveloping My Greenbelt fml: Finance More Libraries smh: Somerset: More Housing! til: That Intermittent Lightrail brb: Bike Racks, Baby! idc: I Dislike Cars

BREAKING: Palestinian witnesses and hospitals say Israeli forces opened fire toward hundreds of people waiting for aid trucks in central Gaza, killing at least 25 people.

Part of Kent Street is up for renewal, and the City of Ottawa is refusing to bury the power lines, saying it’s too expensive. Just Kent Street brings in as much property taxes as the entire West Carleton-March Ward. Our city needs to do a better job of rewarding financially productive communities.

Cool study from @bikewaysto.bsky.social detailing a traffic count on Bloor Street taken on June 11 with a camera at 412 Bloor West. During the peak of the afternoon rush, bikes outnumbered cars. I repeat: bikes outnumbered cars. drive.google.com/file/d/1ctd4...

Carney fights off harsh U.S. authoritarianism with slightly gentler Canadian authoritarianism

We're soliciting applications for Treasurer on our Board of Directors! Join our team in this critical role as we seek to make Ottawa the green capital of Canada. Please share widely! #Ottawa #Ecology #Community #ClimateAction www.ecologyottawa.ca/board_treasu...

New Meeting: City Council, Jun 11, 2025 (Jun 11 10:00) https://ottwatch.ca/meeting/e8f3b1cd-c3e7-4aa3-9cab-dec05786f0f4

New Meeting: Environment and Climate Change Committee, Jun 17, 2025 (Jun 17 09:30) https://ottwatch.ca/meeting/d2a2a171-2bc4-4029-9404-3d6702fb893b

Struck by this line in Randall Denley's latest for @ottawacitizen.com: "Who cares whether a bit more water flows from the property of the person next door?" (ottawacitizen.com/opinion/gove...) I think this couple might want to have a word: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Spotted this absolute banger of a Yellow Lady’s Slipper today—my first in Ottawa. If you don’t feel stuff like this is inherently good and its preservation imperative…I’m not sure I can help you.

You know it’s serious when they get Kate Porter to cover it… www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

New Consultation: 10-year Housing And Homelessness Plan Refresh (10-year Housing And Homelessness Plan Refresh) https://engage.ottawa.ca/10-year-housing-and-homelessness-plan-refresh-2

Man, they should have the CN Bike Ride every day: I love getting cheered on by random folks as I’m just going about my normal business by bike. #OttBike

Like, I'm all for office conversions to residential, but…could we not also build on one of the many parking lots in the area? What are they, like 15% used? Or the golf course? You could build an entire village here. #Autowa

The only way this intersection could be "improved" is by removing car lanes. We create disasters like this, and then we wonder why the modal shares aren't moving, why traffic is terrible, why pedestrians are getting killed, why we have no cash, etc., etc. #Autowa

We’re hiring! Join us as Nature Organizer and foster biodiversity, develop climate resilience, enact environmental justice, and build community in #OttCity. Deadline May 11! #Ottawa #Nature #Biodiversity #Environment #Ecology www.ecologyottawa.ca/nature_organ...

In case you heard Canadians’ per-capita GDP is lower than Americans’, I give you 👇 Bonus: debunk of “lost decade” talk. policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/ap...

I wish we could learn to hate golf courses like we hate teslas.

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